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    After 21 years of marriage，my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie．She said．"I love you but I know the other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you．"

    The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who had been a widow(寡妇)for 19 years，but the needs of my work and my three children had made it impossible to visit her regularly．

    That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie．"What's wrong? Are you well?" she asked at once．My mother is the type of woman who prefers to think that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news．"I think that it will be pleasant to be with you，"I replied．"Just two of us．"She thought about it for a moment，and then said，"I would like that very much．"

    That Friday after work．I drove over directly to pick her up．When I arrived at her house，I noticed  ▲  ．She had curled her hair and was wearing a nice dress．Her smile was as bright as an angel's．

    We went to a restaurant that．although not elegant(高雅的)，was very nice and comfortable．My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady．After we sat down，I had to read the menu．When I lifted my eyes and saw Morn sitting there looking at me．A nostalgic smile was on her face．She said．"It was I who used to read the menu when you were small．" "Then it's time that you should relax and let me return the favor(恩惠)．"I smiled back．

    During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation—nothing special，but catching up on recent happenings in each other's life．We talked so much that we missed the movie．As we arrived at her house later, she said．"I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you．"I agreed．

    A few days later, my mother died of a heart attack．It happened so suddenly that I did not have a chance to do anything for her．Some time later, I received a letter with a short note inside，which said，"You will never know what that night meant for me．I love you，son!"